Biography
[title of show] is a musical with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and a book by Hunter Bell. The musical documents its own creation by two Broadway fans, who want to enter the New York Musical Theatre Festival. It follows the team's struggle to complete the show in three and a half weeks with the help of their two actress friends. The actors are also the writers and characters of the musical.
[title of show] was first seen in 2004, including at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in New York City. After a few other performances, it ran off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in 2006, earning a second limited run the same year. It played at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre in 2008 for 13 previews and 102 regular performances, closing on October 12, 2008. The writer-stars, Bowen and Bell, as well as director Michael Berresse all won Obie Awards for their work on the off-Broadway production, and Bell was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Book for the show but did not win.[1]
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